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It is because they are a far-left, anti-capitalist and anti-development org funded largely be George Soros, and they believe we should all (well, most of us anyway) go back to living in caves to save resources for the ruling elite.

Kindly enlighten us with your evidence that George Soros funds the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Because I can't seem to find any.

he completely stole the work from a woman you never heard of: his student, Cecilia Payne,

He didn't "steal" it, and she wasn't his student.

Cecilia Payne's dissertation originally concluded that stars (particularly our Sun) were composed primarily of ionized hydrogen and helium, with smaller amounts of other elements, mostly metals. Russel reviewed her dissertation, and dissuaded her from presenting that conclusion, because the common wisdom at the time was that the Sun was made of the same stuff as the Earth, but heated to incandescence.

Later, Russel realized that Payne was right, and gave her brief credit in one of his papers for the idea. Unfortunately the idea was still attributed to Russel for a long time. Payne did get the recognition she deserved, albeit belatedly.

Oh wait, you said state-wide national office. Yes, you're right. But so what? You're talking about two US senators who have been incumbents since prior to NVRA, so it's a half-truth. California has elected plenty of Republicans to other national and state offices since NVRA took effect, including Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who served two terms, from 2003 to 2011.

Source: I spent 7 years of my life getting a Ph.D. in physics. By the time I got the Ph.D., the only reason left I had for finishing was because I'd started.

A Ph.D. in almost any technical subject (including, but perhaps particularly Physics) is a credential that shows you can dive deeply into a complex problem, demonstrate inventiveness and independence, not give up, and come up with a comprehensive report (dissertation) that describes what you accomplished.

It can be hard to finish a Ph.D. on a project you have spent years on, and may have lost interest in. I'm not surprised you finished your Ph.D. in the end just because you started it. Many people finish just for that reason, if they manage to finish at all. But be proud that you are among those who did.

[Disclosure: yes, I have a Ph.D. in Physics too, so perhaps my bias shows.]